NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine was joined on Wednesday, June 12, by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson and author Margot Lee Shetterly for the renaming of E St., SW, in front of NASA Headquarters, to Hidden Figures Way.
The event honored Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson from NASA Langley, as well as all women who contributed to the nation’s space program. Family members representing these women were also in attendance.